Ventilated-store-front construction.



G. G. HESTER.

VENTILATED STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION. APPLLCATION FILED TEB.9,1911.

1,083,83O0 Patented Jan. 6, 1914.

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W 'Wi .UNITED STATES ra'rnnrorrion GEORGE C. ;HESTE R, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

vEn'rILA'rEn-sToRE-rnoNT CONSTRU TION.

To-all whom it may concern: 4

Be it known that I, GEORGE C. 'Hns'rnn, of Ghicago, in the countyof Cook, and in the State of Illinois, have 'inv nted a certain new and useful Improvement" in Ventilated StoreFront Construction, and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and

Tndjventilation, and which, .withal, will be.

exact description thereof. My,invention relates to the supporting frame work o-f'the large nlates'or panes of glass used in-store front construction, and the object of myinvention is to provide a frame construction which will be of simple 'form so as to. be, capable of inexpensive manufacture and easy assemblage of parts insetting up the glass and yet furnish a; substantial or strong support for the glass, which will provide adequately for drainage handsome in-appearance.. andfor the attainment of the object of my invention it consists in the construction substantially as hereinafter specified and claimed. I X r In the accompanying drawingsFigure 1 i'saperspectiv View of a portion of a store front-embodying my invention; Fig. 2' a cross sectien thereof; and Fig. 3 a detail view in perspectiveof the flexible nut and. screw'fastening'device shown separated from each other.

In the'embodiment of my invention illus trated in the drawings, the sill 10 and the floor 11 are, as usual, of wood, the front edge of the floor rising vertically from thesill and in the angle formed'by the front edge of the floor andthe upper side of the sill is placed the sheet or pane of glass 12. The front edge of-the floor and the upper surface of the sill are covered by a rail 13 formed of sheet. metal, preferably, but not necessarily," copper. The sheet or pane of glass on its inner side bears against the outer Vertical face of the rail 13 and at its bettom edge is supported by the horizontal member of said rail, blocks or pieces 14 of yielding material, preferably, being interposed between the edge of the plateor pane and the rail beneath. On its outer face the plate or pane of glass is engaged by a bar 15 made of sheet metal molding, which bar or rail also bears upon the upperside of the horizontal member of the rail 13 in front of the plate or pane of glass, said bar having the down wardly turned flange 16 that engages the glass and a horizontally inwardly turned flange 17 that affords a good bearing on the Specification of Letters Patent.

threaded. socket 19 which rises at the desired Patented Jan. 6, 1914.

Application filed February 9, 1911. Serial No. 607,670.

angle from the horizontal member of the a single rivet 01*P1I1 20 passing through it [to fasten it to said rail '13. The rivet con-,

nection is suflicie'ntly loose, to allow some horizontal swing of'the nut, and, the tail 20 is suliiciently flexible to permit some vertical movement of' the nut to change its angle, if need be, to suit the angle of the screw. Thus am-ple, adaptability of the nut is provided for, the principle occasion for which may arise out of the use of varying thicknesses of glass that result'necessarily in alteration of the angle of the screw and if no compensating device were provided, the outside molding or bar 15 would not be drawn squarely against the glass, as is done with my device. The use of the nut glves other important advantages. The screws do notenter wood,

as when wooden sills are used, and thus the rotting of wood around screw'holes is avoided, and there can be no trouble from insecure hold of the screws due to the wear of the wood from repeated removal of the screws. The copper, or sheet metal molding or frame can be mounted on iron, brick, stone, or any other hard substance, for by the use of the nuts 20, tl1e screws,'of course, do not have to entersuch hard substances. Again, the cost of manufactuire is reduced, because the parts of the metal sash (the rail 13 and the bar 15) can be assembled at the factory, whereas otherwise, said parts would be required to be put together on the woodwork at the building. lVhen used on a sill of stone, or other hard substance, the vertical member of the rail 13 is nailed ,to the wood at the back thereof.

To prevent the accidental separation and loss of the screws 18, the head of each tapers pose this has been provided for by punching holes through the sheet metal. I avoid the necessity of punching holes for this purpose by .embossing the vertical member of the rail l3 outward to provide spaced or separated projections or bosses. 21 at inter- .vals and by embossing the Horizontal member of said plate upward to form spaced or separated projections orbosses 22 at intervals, the pane or plate of glass engaging the bosses 21 in the one case and the lower edge of the bar engaging the bosses 22 in the other case. In practice-the bosses are about four inches long'and they are separated by a space about a half an inch wide; but of course I do not restrict myself to any particular proportions; and preferably the Y bosses on the vertical member of the rail 13 are situated sufficiently above the lower or cut edge of the glass as to prevent any chip-' ping or breaking of the glass by pressure of said edge against the rail surface. To provide a gutter 23 at the inner side of the glass, the rail 13 at. the top of its'vertical member is carried upward and inward in line with the'upper. edges of ,the bosses 21 on the vertical member of. the rail and said gutter portion is widened to the extent of the projection 01' oifsetting produced by the formation of the bosses 21. v

Having'thus described my invention what I claim is 1. In a window constru'ctiom the combination'of a bearing rail formed of sheet metal having offset or struck-up portions forming separated or "spaced bosses, a glass-engaging 'alining With bar to hold the glassagainstcertainoi said bosses and itself engaging other of said bosses, and means for securing said bar in "position consisting of obliquely extending screws passing through the bar.

3. In a Window construction, the. combina tion of a bearing rail formed of sheet metal having offset or struck-up portions forming separated spaced bosses, a glass-engaging bar to hold the glass against certain of said bosses and itself engaging other of said bosses, and means for securing said bar in position, said rail having .a gutter formed of an upwardly and inwardly inclined flange the tops of the glass engaging bosses. v I

4.- In a window construction the combina tion of a metal-rail, a glass-engaging bar for holding the glass against the-rail, screws assing through holes in said bar, and nuts her the screws attached to said rail, said nuts being flexible at a point between their screws and the rail whereby lateral movement ofthe nuts may take place.

' 5. In window construction, the combination of. a metal rail having members at an angle, .a metal bar for confining a pane against said rail, a screw passing obliquely through said-bar; and having a swiveled connection therewith, and a nut pivotally connected to the rail and flexible ntermediate said pivotal connection and the screw.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto 'set my hand.

. I GEORGE o. HESTER.

' Witnesses: V

ALBERT HASSEIL,

' E; N. IF'URMAN. I 

